Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, X2: The Threat

By combining DirectX8 support with completely new
graphics, it continues to provide good overall system benchmarks. 3DMark2001SE
has been created in cooperation with the major 3D accelerator and processor
manufacturers to provide a reliable set of diagnostic tools. The suite
demonstrates 3D gaming performance by using real-world gaming
technology to test a system's true performance abilities. Tests
include: DirectX8 Vertex Shaders, Pixel Shaders and Point Sprites, DOT3 and
Environment Mapped Bump Mapping, support for Full Scene Anti-aliasing and
Texture Compression and two game tests using Ipion real-time physics.

Higher numbers denote better performance.

3DMark2001 Benchmark
Results

System

3DMarks

Ranking

AMD Athlon64 System Results

2x 512MB Corsair TwinX4400PT (200/400)

19586

2x 512MB OCZ PC3200 Plat LTD Ed (200/400)

19735

2x 512MB Mushkin PC3200 Special
(200/400)

19750

2x 512MB Mushkin PC3200 Special
(227/454)

20146

Intel Pentium 4 System Results

Corsair TwinX1024-4000 (200/400)

16347

2x 512MB OCZ PC3200 Plat LTD Ed (200/400)

16558

2x 512MB Mushkin PC3200 Special
(200/400)

16585

2x 512MB Mushkin PC3200 Special
(236/472)

18996

The
Athlon64
scores stay about the same, which is not surprising considering the CPU is
running about the same speed. With the Pentium4 system we see a nice score increase
due to overclocking.

A completely rewritten 3D engine based on DirectX8
encompasses many visual effects such as volumetric Nebulae (gas clouds) that
have a real impact in the game (you can hide in them), many new engine, shield,
weapon and explosion effects. Objects cast real dynamic 3D shadows! Dynamic DP3
bump mapping allows a previously unseen level of detail.

X2: The Threat Benchmark Results
640x480-32bit

Memory

FPS

Ranking

AMD Athlon64 System Results

2x 512MB Corsair TwinX4400PT (200/400)

145.635

2x 512MB OCZ
PC3200 Plat LTD Ed (200/400)

150.693

2x 512MB Mushkin PC3200 Special
(200/400)

150.787

2x 512MB Mushkin PC3200 Special
(227/454)

154.326

Intel Pentium 4 System Results

2x 512MB Corsair TwinX4400PT (200/400)

124.63

2x 512MB OCZ
PC3200 Plat LTD Ed (200/400)

125.841

2x 512MB Mushkin PC3200 Special
(200/400)

125.594

2x 512MB Mushkin PC3200 Special
(236/472)

152.182

In X2:
The Threat we see that the game acts very much like 3DMark2001. At stock
speeds and overclocked, the Athlon64 system does not gain much because CPU is
running approximately the same speed. On the Penitum4 system we see quite a nice
performance boost, due in part with the higher overall bandwidth and higher CPU speed.